
THE JOURNEY
January 5, 2012
Here is a new poem written in the last two days that was inspired by the events of the last few days...Life is a journey and we reach a point where we know our "boat" isn't a brand new gleaming model from the showroom floor, our sail has been patched after storms, but it can be a seaworthy craft, capable of great adventure ( and great shared adventure). Written Jan 4-5 2012
We must sail away in my patched up boat
Leave the protected bay for points unknown
Sail the turquoise sea, above the shifting sand
And seek a hallowed land
The sail is worn and tattered
straining for the course we’ve chosen
Salty foam and breeching whale
unknown ocean trail
Serene moonlit vastness and solace
Vulnerable beyond the reach of shore
Rippled secrets of the deep beyond
Peaceful as a backyard pond
Your eyes and mine
In love divine searching the distant seas
With pirate hopes and merchant dreams
and preset destinies
And though our craft’s not perfect
The skies turn dark and low
The glassy churns to rocky
We plunge the depths below
We can weather any storm
Rudder firm in hand
and conquer every hardship
and conquest every land
Your eyes and mine
In love divine, searching distant seas
With pirate hopes and merchant dreams
and preset destinies
Where the sail may take us
An adventure not to know
I only know the journey
Will push our love to grow
Calm seas do not a sailor make
I’ve heard the proverb say
and it seems that only darkest night
brings the brightest days
May the sailing last forever
As the sea rolls endless by
And I always see the sparkle
of our future in your eyes
And the magic of the sunset
the fire that never dies